https://www.foxla.com/video/624206 I walk through the Hansen Dam area last Monday and noticed that there was a lot of trash in the area. I’m not surprised and it caught fire given how dry it has been.it is also getting very cold evenings so I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody started a fire to heat themselves up […]
Read More Homeless Rubbish Fire in PacoimaI read this today, in A Crown of Wishes. It caught my heart.
Read More Spread kindness like a plagueDinner with Jamie Foxx and supporting a great cause? Why yes, yes I will take that opportunity. Cancers of the chest and throat are painful, deadly and the focus of exciting research. This gala explores all of that in addition to hand painted masks by celebrities. Join me. https://www.auctria.com/Az/8028ea4a-6924-45a0-a9c2-b91c07973236/Event/Index?page=37d126c8-e74f-498d-9ac9-c64a62d95a8f&initial_state=~()
Read More unMASKing the Cure for Cancer GalaI am tired. For the past year I have been on call 24 hours a day and officially at work for at least 40 hours a week. It’s good work. The work is rewarding. But it’s also really hard. Housing people is a complex process. That requires finding housing, connecting people to shelters, placing staff […]
Read More 1 bed, 1 person at a timehttp://cet.usc.edu/challenging-discussions/#module6 These do sound like dorky steps. But I’ve been doing them for a while with patients and was very interested to see the my approach was an actual thing that somebody else had named. And that this is an acceptable formal approach to calming a wave of emotions so that you can get to […]
Read More Challenging Discussions : USC Center for Excellence in TeachingCould you imagine having to sleep sitting up in order to feel safe? There is a reason that we don’t see a lot of elderly homeless people, the stress takes wear and tear on their bodies
Read More Vigilance even in sleepI am not interested in knowing if you have stood or marched with the great. I want to know if you have ever s at with the broken.
Read More Measure of Your GreatnessNo fair! Playing “Hide and Seek” with parking signs and then giving out tickets has to be some kind of wrong. Today I visited a homeless shelter and parked on the street. I did not see a sign : and I looked for one before I left my car! It has been 8 years or […]
Read More Hey @Lapd and transportation /parking enforcement…The 3rd Thursday in October is Spirit Day, a day to being awareness of kids who deserve to love and be loved, kids who are at a greater risk of suicide and being bullied. Participating is easy, wear Purple . And, everyday… let people be who they are. Love and attraction isn’t your business unless […]
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